About this project

An official prototype from the manufacturer

You love tile placement games, like Carcassonne, Alhambra, Tile Chess, Batt'l Kha'os, Ark of the Covenant, and Micropul. You don't love the annoyances that come with tile placement games, however, like crooked rows, sloppy placement of the tiles, games ruined because someone elbows a whole section of tiles out of place reaching for the chips, etc.

Kinico Game Grids solves all of those problems. If you haven't already, watch the video to see exactly how the patent-pending Game Grids work.

Reasons You Will Never Play Without Game Grids Again Once You've Tried Them:

No more crooked rows of tiles

Tiles are easier to pick up and move

With minimal effort, games can be paused, moved (to another room/table), and resumed with all game tiles in their correct spot

You can play off the edge of the table

Much easier to play in grass, on thick carpet, or on a blanket or the sand at the beach

Your game won't be ruined if the table gets bumped

It's super-easy to place, pick up, and move a tile that's surrounded by other tiles

Makes it much easier to see if two pieces in Tile Chess are in the same row or diagonal if they're not close to each other

All tiles are exactly where they're supposed to be, all the time!

Ark of the Covenant

Another great thing about the Game Grids is that they work with many different games! Basically, any game that has tiles the exact same size as Carcassonne will work.

Carcassonne

Right now, the list of compatible games includes...

Carcassonne

Alhambra

Tile Chess

Ark of the Covenant

Batt'l Kha'os

Tile Chess

And any "Print and Play" game that uses square tiles will work as well, like...

Micropul

Wend

Wheels of Steel

Snake Pit

Tiles

Batt'l Kha'os

How many Game Grids do I need?

It depends on which games you play.

You need a set of 9 Game Grids if you play...

Batt'l Kha'os

Ark of the
Covenant

Alhambra (with no more than 3 players)

Carcassonne (base game only)

Might also work for Tile Chess for 2-3 players, depending on how spread
out your game gets.

9 Game Grids will hold 144 tiles.

You need a set of 16 Game Grids if you play...

Carcassonne (With expansions)

Alhambra (with more than 3 players)

Tile Chess (with more than 3 players)

16 Game Grids will hold 256 tiles.

You need a set of 25 Game Grids if you play...

MASSIVE games of Carcassonne. If you like to combine several base games and several expansions together and play a humongous game of Carcassonne, then you'll need 25 Game Grids.

25 Game Grids will hold 400 tiles.

You need a set of 36 Game Grids if you play...

The largest games of Carcassonne anyone has ever seen. If you play games this large, than you definitely need Game Grids to keep every tile in place.

36 Game Grids has enough spots for 576 tiles! Sweet!

Manufacturer's prototype with Carcassonne

Why are there so many different reward levels?

I wanted to make it easy for everyone to find exactly the kind of reward they wanted. I also didn't want to make anyone buy a type of reward that included an item they didn't want. Basically, there are three main items you can choose for rewards.

Game Grids- In sets of 9, 16, 25, or 36

A velvet drawstring pouch

The pouch will have my website's logo printed on it. It's big. I usually play with the base game, the mini-expansion, and the Inns and Cathredrals expansion. It holds all 102 Carcassonne tiles, and is still barely half-full! So if you have a pouch for tile games that's too small, this pouch should do the job, and still have room to spare.

The Velvet Pouch

Rubber Feet

The rubber feet are perfect for making sure your Game Grids, game board, dice tower, miniatures, and/or other gaming products don't slide around on your table. They are very small, and very thin. You won't even notice they are there!

Four rubber feet on the bottom of a Game Grid

Close-up of one rubber foot

I've arranged the rewards so that you can choose whatever combination of rewards you want. So, for example, if you want a set of 16 Game Grids with 64 rubber feet, you can choose that reward. If you want 9 Game Grids and a pouch, you can choose that. If you don't play tile placement games, but want to support this project anyway, you can choose a reward like a velvet pouch, or a set of 50 rubber feet, and so on. Be sure to read the reward description so you know how many Grids to order, based on what game you like to play.

Alhambra

The Game Grids will be made with a type of hard plastic that the manufacturer has assured me will not warp. They will be black.

Risks and challenges

The main challenge in completing this project is the amount of time it will take to organize the products and ship all the packages. First of all, I have already located vendors for supplies like shipping boxes, so I won't be wasting any time scrambling around trying to figure that out at the last minute.

Also, members of my family have volunteered to assist with the packaging tasks when that time comes. And as a teacher, I will have some upcoming holiday times where I will be able to devote my time to the project 24/7.

As far as the challenges that go along with actually producing the Game Grids, I'm not worried about that at all. I discussed this project with 11 different manufacturers, and found a company that communicates extremely well, produced a great prototype grid (quickly!), and had great references. I have total confidence that they will be able to produce high quality Game Grids.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $7 or more
About $7

A set of 50 rubber feet. Perfect for making sure your game board, dice tower, miniatures, and/or other gaming products don't slide around on your table. International backers please add $4 for shipping.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $15 or more
About $15

Get a velvet pouch with my gaming website's logo printed on it. A perfect bag to hold the tiles for any tile-placement game, and it also would work for dice and other gaming accessories. International backers please add $5 for shipping.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $85 or more
About $85

Wow. $85 gets you a set of 36 Game Grids. THIRTY-SIX! That gives you a huge six-by-six grid of Game Grids. That's enough Grids to place 576 tiles! You've got to send me a picture of this Carcassonne game. Canada backers please add $23. All other International backers please add $38 for shipping.